List of historical autonomist and secessionist movements
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This is a list of historical autonomist and secessionist movements around the world. They may or may not have succeeded in their goal.
For currently active movements, please see: List of active autonomist and secessionist movements.
[edit] Africa
[edit] Algeria
(gained independence from France on July 5, 1962)
- Political party: Algerian National Movement (MNA)
- Rebel organization: Front de Libération Nationale (FLN)
[edit] Angola
- Political party: Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA)
[edit] Botswana
- Political party: Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)
[edit] Burundi
- Political party: Union for National Progress (UPRONA)
[edit] Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau
- Political party: African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)
[edit] Central African Republic
- Political party: Movement for the Social Evolution of Black Africa (MÉSAN)
[edit] Côte D'Ivoire
- Rebel organization: Patriotic Movement of Côte D'Ivoire (MPCI)
[edit] Eritrea
- Political party: People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ)
[edit] Kenya
- Political party: Kenya African National Union (KANU)
- Rebel organization: Mau Mau
[edit] Mali
- Political party: Sudanese Union (US)
[edit] Mauritius
- Political party: Mauritius Labour Party (MLP), Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM)
[edit] Mozambique
- Political party: Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
[edit] Namibia
- Political party: South-West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO)
[edit] São Tomé and Príncipe
- Political party: Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe (MLSTP)
[edit] Seychelles
- Political party: Seychelles Democratic Party (SDP), Seychelles People's United Party (SPUP)
[edit] Tanzania
- Political party: Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM)
[edit] Tunisia
- Political party: Neo-Destour Party (ND)
[edit] Uganda
- Political party: Rwenzururu Secessionist Movement
[edit] Zambia
- Political party: United National Independence Party (UNIP)
[edit] Zimbabwe
- Political party: Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)
[edit] Asia
[edit] Bangladesh
- Political party: Bangladesh Awami League
- Status: Resulted in independence of Bangladesh in 1971.
- Chakma, Chittagong Hill Tracts
- Political party: Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti, or Chittagong Hill Tribal People's Coordination Association
- Proposed state: Confederacy of Chittagong
- Status: Inactive following the 1996 peace treaty between the Government of Bangladesh and the tribal leaders.
- Hindu people, south-western Bangladesh
- Political party: Swadhin Bangabhumi Andolan
- Proposed State: Bangabhumi
[edit] Burma
- Political party: Anti-Fascist People's Freedom League
[edit] Fiji
- Political party: Fijian Alliance
[edit] India
- Political party: Indian National Congress, Communist Party of India
[edit] Indonesia
- Political party: Nationalist Party of Indonesia
- Rebel organization: Free Aceh Movement
[edit] Malaysia
- Political party: United Malays National Organisation
[edit] Maldives
- Suvadives
- Proposed state: United Suvadivian Republic
[edit] Mongolia
- Political party: Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party
[edit] North Korea
- Political party: Workers' Party of Korea
[edit] Singapore
- Political party: People's Action Party
[edit] Sri Lanka
- Political party: United National Party
[edit] Vanuatu
- Political party: Vanua'aku Party
[edit] Europe
[edit] Bosnia
- Political party: Party of Democratic Action
[edit] Croatia
- Political party: Croatian Democratic Union, Croatian Party of Rights
[edit] Georgia
[edit] Ireland
[edit] Latvia
- Political party: Tautas Fronte
[edit] Republic of Macedonia
- Political party: Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organisation
[edit] North America
[edit] Canada
[edit] Secessionist
- Nova Scotia
- Political: Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Political: Ontario Independence League
- Quebec
- Pressure group: Alliance Laurentienne, Chevaliers de l'Indépendance
- Political party: Mouvement Souveraineté-Association, Option citoyenne, Parti de la démocratie socialiste, Parti indépendantiste, Parti Nationaliste du Quebec, Parti Patriote, Ralliement National, Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale, Union des forces progressistes, Union Nationale (Johnson era), Union Populaire
- Rebel organization: Fils de la liberté, Frères Chasseurs, Front de libération du Québec
- Western Canada
- Political: Unionest Party
[edit] Autonomist
- Acadia
- Political party: Parti Acadien
- Cape Breton Island
- Political party: Cape Breton Labour Party
- the Maritimes
- Political party: the Maritimes
- Ontario
- Political party: Northern Ontario Heritage Party
[edit] Mexico
[edit] Secessionist
- California Republic
- Chan Santa Cruz
- Republic of the Rio Grande
- Republic of Texas
- Republic of Yucatan
[edit] United States
- Rebel organization:
- Political party:
- New England's Secession Conventions of 1803, 1808, 1814, and 1843
[edit] South & Central America and Caribbean
[edit] Antigua and Barbuda
- Political party: Antigua Labour Party
[edit] Belize
- Political party: People's United Party
[edit] Bahamas
- Abaco (defunct)
[edit] Guyana
- Political party: People's Progressive Party
- Political party: People's National Congress
[edit] Jamaica
- Political party: Jamaican Labour Party, People's National Party
[edit] Peru
- Political party: Liga Loretana
